The MFI test is used widely among the various segments of the plastics industry. The difficulty is that any two labs can easily come up with different results, making it difficult to determine whether a material meets a desired MFI spec. ...
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Color and additive supplier Americhem Inc. has added a new production line at its plant in Manchester, England. The new line, with capacity of 2, 000 metric tons annually, will make customized color and additive masterbatches for synthetic ...
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2011, affect pigment industry are the factors of economic operation of the domestic macroeconomic trends and control policy guiding, relevant industry development trend, and the world economic recovery prospects etc. One domestic factors is ...
Russia is once again one of the fastest growing coatings markets in Europe with the strong likelihood that it will soon be the region's largest by value. However there are doubts about whether it will be able to keep up the pace of ...
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A new device for compounders offers to boost the feed rate and throughput of low-bulk-density materials. Called Feed Enhancement Technology (FET) and developed by Coperion (U. S. Office in Ramsey, N. J. ), it was on display at last fall's K ...
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NT-Trading is using Vestakeep PEEK from Evonik in the manufacture of its new Dentokeep semi-finished dental implants. According to the company, Dentokeep products have mechanical properties that are superior to those of conventional ...
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Coatings World recently spoke with a number of surfactant suppliers to the coatings industry regarding the state of the market. Among the topics discussed were raw material costs, "green" chemistry and opportunities for growth. Coatings ...
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